Table 2 Intensity of A. lumbricoides, T. trichiura and hookworm mono-infections among inmates in Bedele prison, April 2012
Intensity of infection | Soil-transmitted helminths | ||
|---|---|---|---|
A. lumbricoides n (%) | T. trichiura n (%) | Hookworms n (%) | |
Light | 23 (74.2) | 12 (100) | 29 (96.7) |
Moderate | 8 (25.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Heavy | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (3.3) |
Geometric mean (EPG) | 849 | 220 | 372 |
Range | 100–24,500 | 50–650 | 50–4150 |
Total | 31 | 12 | 30 |